STAC 5/C67/38 Sir Hugh (c. 1513 – 1596) married as his second wife Mary Brereton (nee Griffith) (she died 1588), however his son, also Hugh(1552-1601), married Mary Holford before 1584)

Case Book BL Harley MS 2143 fo. 36r. Misdemeanor. A constable in a riot punished for gathering company together unlawfully. Hugh Cholmley and Mary his wife, plaintiffs; Holford and many others for riots entering in the plaintiff’s house in his absence, putting his wife and family in fear and keeping possession thereof against them and for gathering the company together by colour of his office alleging that they had need of their aid for apprehending of rogues who was fined at £50 and committed to the Fleet and all the rest fined and imprisoned. Michaelmas 22 Elizabeth (kk)

Case Book BL Harley MS 2143 fo. 37v. Contribution. Only one defendant served with process pay costs and the other ordered to pay their portions. Chomeley, plaintiff; Griffin et al, defendants: the defendant Griffin only served with process to pay costs and other defendants named in the writ and therefore he prayed that they might be contributory and pay their portions which the court thought reasonable and ordered the same accordingly. Trinity 22 Elizabeth (kk)

Chester. see Cheshire Archives ZM/L/1/29: General warrant from Joachim Newton, warden of the Fleet, for the arrest of Robert Golborne, John Stiles, Richard Massie, Alice Greenewood and Raph Barlowe, committed by order of the Court of Star Chamber, at the suit of Alexander Cotes. [2].(dk)

Interrogatories tbm on behalf of John Danyell, gent, complt, against Thomas Webster, includes: Did you or any other for you deliver unto Thomas Warren Citizen & barber surgeon of London any indenture ..... that the complt did ratify confirme & allow all the estate and R.... of lyffe of Alice now your wife. Manor or capital messuage called the Halle of Daresburie & lands etc in Daresburie, Newton and Hatton. (dk)

Edward Davies of Lincoln’s Inn in the suburbs of London. In re the Manor of Olton co Chester. Riotous entry into pasture land. assault beat and grievously wound Ellen Boare and Mawde Lunte wives of Davies servants who were peaceably tending his cattle there. and now languish in peril of death.

Interrs: .. whither do you know or have you heard that one James Narrow late servant to Thomas Standley Esq decd was slayne at Mynshull, Cheshire, And whither was one John Olton of Mynshull aforesaid then servant to John Done Esq indicted of murther ..(dk)

A servant from Chester remembered the anxiety she felt after her master threatened to make her ‘goe a begginge’ because she had given evidence that was injurious to his cause. Hillary Taylor, The price of the poor’s words: social relations and the economics of deposing for one’s ‘betters’ in early modern England., Economic History Review (2018) https://doi.org/10.1111/ehr.12773

Case Book BL Harley MS 2143 fo. 55r. Witnesses refusing to be examined by commissioners being precepted and ordered to come up to be examined at their own charges the plaintiff being in forma pauperis. Hinde, in forma pauperis; Sir John Savage et al, defendants: the plaintiff prayed subpoena ad testificandum against witnesses to appear and to be examined in court at their own charges for that they were precepted to be examined by commissioners and refused, but the court would not suffer him to bring them up at their own charges, being in forma pauperis, but ordered that the sworn of Chester should examine them. Michaelmas 34 & 35 Elizabeth (kk)

Case Book BL Harley MS 2143 fo. 45r. Hurleston, plaintiff; Glasier, defendant: for perjury in that the defendant did depose before certain commissioners at Chester appointed by commission to examine who had escaped out of the castle at Chester without licence of the defendant that one Birkenhead had gone out of the said castle, of which offence he being cleared the decree was to be openly read as before for the defendant’s clearing and the plaintiff to pay very good costs in both cases. Easter 29 Elizabeth (kk)

Case Book BL Harley MS 2143 fo. 32r. Three commissions in one cause at one time to examine witnesses. Ireland, plaintiff; Birkenhead et al: three commissions were awarded, one into Ireland to examine William Garrard or Lord Chancellor of Ireland, the second to Chester to examine witnesses on both sides, and the third to Ludlow to examine one Edward Walter, a witness for the plaintiffs at the plaintiff’s charges. Trinity 18 Elizabeth (kk)

Rychard Nangrewe & Rychard Banner of Frodesham, Cheshire. Refs decree in suit at Star Chamber in time of Hen VIII Tenants of Frodesham v Tenants of Helesbye regarding the right to common on Laymore & West More. Assault upon complts.(dk)

Bill of Phillipp Oldfelde of Bradwall, Cheshire. Answers of Willyam Furnyvall & George Ellcock 2 of the defts. Highway in the town of Moresbarowe, Cheshire, through the town of Bradwall to Sandbach & Nantwich. (dk)

Interr tbm to John Lyngart, Katheryn his wife & William Lingart their son, defts on behalf of Phillippe Oldfeld, Gent. Messuage called the Hall in Bradwall, Cheshire & other lands. Supposedly demised by Willm Beryngton to John Lyngart for the life of Willm Beryngton. The complt had married Ellen the younger daughter of Willm Beryngton.

Bill of John Orme of Baynolde, Cheshire. Forgery of an obligation, leading to the arrest of the complt in the Borough of Macclesfield. Answers of Edward Olringshaw, Edwarde Shore, John Lingarte, Nicholas Asheton, George Yeaveley and Raffe ?Spele? Depositions of Edward Olrenshawe of Olrenshawe, Derbs; George Yevelye, vicar of Glassope, Derbs; Nycholas Ashton of Gorsey Lowe, Derbs; Raphe Seele of Little Heyfield, Derbs; Edwarde Shore of Courses, Derbs; and John Lyngard of Mylton, Chappell in le Frythe, Derbs.(dk)

Case Book BL Harley MS 2143 fo. 40r. Straker et al, plaintiffs; Browne et al: perjury demurred unto for that the same had been complained of and dismissed in the Exchequer at Chester, but this court to proceed therein if it had been dismissed for that it had been laid of the statute of 5 Elizabeth for the court had not power to hold plea thereof. Trinity 32 Elizabeth (kk)